From the Horticultural Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida




Jujubes Cutivars for Florida

CultivarComments XRipening Fruit Size *FreshDried
Ant AdmireOval/elongated fruit.E
'Autumn Beauty'(syn. ‘Qi Yue Xian’) Unlike other jujubes, they start in a dark-maroon color and turn green as they ripen. Small tree, early producer, excellent fresh fruit quality.ELXX
'Black Sea'Produces well as a young tree. Does well in wet climates.EMSX
'Chico'Round fruit with a flat bottom. Good flavor when green and acidic. Developed in California.EMSXX
'Coco'Coconut flavor. Dark-brown fruit. Originating from Ukraine.EMSX
'GA866'High sugar content; up to 45°Brix. Trees are reported to not bear well until well-established in about 8–10 years. Developed in California.MLLXX
'Globe'Large round fruit. Well suited for drying. Generally recognized as flavorless as fresh fruit.LLX
'Honey Jar'Small, sweet fruit. Short-statured tree. >30°Brix
ESX
'La Fleur'Small, juicy fruits with vigorous growth.SX
'Lang'Pear-shaped fruit. Best when fully red brown. Original trees imported by Meyer.EMLXX
'Li'Considered a high-quality fruit. Up to 85g per fruit. Brought to USA by Meyer.ELXX
'Norris #1'A tree identified in eastern Tennessee from TVA plantings near Norris Dam. Abundant producer. Seems to thrive in warm, humid climates. Good quality fruit.MMX
"Redlands #4'Very large and sweet.MLX
'Shangxi Li'Large fruit with sweet apple flavor. Precocious.EMLXX
'Sherwood'Sweet fruit with erratic size. Generally poor yields. Thornless. Originated in Louisiana.MLvariesXX
'Si-Hong'Considered by many to have the best flavor. Precocious.MLXX
'So'Contorted. Self-fertile. Good fruit quality. Developed by Meyer.EMMXX
'Sugar Cane'>32 °Brix. Good flavor. Round fruit. Recent import to US.ESXX
'Tigertooth'Small, abundant fruit. Suckers frequently. Trees grow well on their own roots. Noted for exceptionally abundant production in Florida.LSSXX
'Winter Delight'Partially self-fertile. Produces egg-shaped fruits. Exhibits superior cold tolerance. Spicy-sweet flavor. Relatively new variety in the US. Originating in northern China.LLX
'Xu Zhou'Chinese import that is reported to produce well at a young age and in wet climates.LSX
'Yazoo Li'Believed to be a seedling of 'Li'. Exceptionally large fruit and better flavor. Originating in Mississippi.ELX

†Early (E) = June-July, Mid (M) August, Late (L) = October

X = history of use in this application

* Size: diameter at equator; small (S) = 1.5-2.5 cm, medium (M) =2.5-4.0 cm, large (L) = > 4 cm


Jujuba GA866
'GA866'

'Honey Jar'
'Honey Jar'

'Lang'
'Lang'

'Shanxi Li'
'Shanxi Li'

'Si-Hong'
'Si-Hong'

'So'
'So'

'Sugar Cane'
'Sugar Cane'

Tigertooth Jujube
'Tigertooth'

Bibliography

Folta, Kevin M., et al. "Jujube as a Florida Fruit Crop." Environmental Horticulture Dept., UF/IFAS Extension, ENH-836, Original pub. date Mar. 2024, AskIFAS, (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/HS1477. Accessed 15 Apr. 2024.

Photographs

Cowley, Marquetta, et al. "Jujuba." Just Fruits and Exotics nursery, www.justfruitsandexotics.com/shop/?cat=Fruit Trees~Jujube Trees&idx=1. 15 Apr. 2024.

Published 15 Apr. 2024 LR
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